In this prospective trial, intraoperative 2-dimensional (2-D) and 3-dimensional (3-D)
transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) examinations were performed on 60 consecutive …

Background Patients undergoing mitral valve surgery were assessed for morphology and
function by Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) at surgery over a 5 year period …

Background and Objectives: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is considered an
indispensable tool for perioperative evaluation in mitral valve (MV) surgery. TEE is routinely …

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an important tool in the intraoperative
management of patients undergoing cardiac surgery as well as high-risk patients …

Background: Presently, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is routinely used in adult
cardiac surgery with increased frequency as well as in perioperative hemodynamic …

Intra-operative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a mature imaging technique
which represents the premier surgical quality control instrument in the contemporary …

Frazin et al.[1] first published the description of the clinical use of transesophageal
echocardiography (TEE) to evaluate the mitral valve in awake patients in 1976. Initially, it …

For a period of 13 months (from April 1993 till May 1994) 14 patients (5 men and 9 women)
have been examined intraoperatively with transesophageal echocardiography. Nine of the …

Intraoperative echocardiographic evaluation of valvular disease now represents a standard
of practice in most centers. It provides a road map for surgical correction and a basis for …

Intraoperative echocardiography has become an invaluable diagnostic and monitoring tool.
Especially during cardiac surgery, transesophageal echocardiography has a high capability …